A Hitchhiker's Guide to Visual Studio 2008, Part I

When you download and install Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, you may notice that some of the product names have changed for this release. On the Help menu in Team Suite, click About and you'll find that many of the products in Team System have a new name.

Since we released Visual Studio 2005, we’ve heard from you that the capabilities of each of the team editions don’t always map to the way you define roles in your organizations. To simplify the naming and respond to this feedback, we’ve renamed the team editions to remove specific role names. Of course, this doesn’t mean we’re changing Team System’s charter – it’s still designed to help everyone on the team collaborate together through integrated tools, processes, and guidance.

Below is a list of the name changes compared to what they were in Visual Studio 2005.

 

Visual Studio 2005 Visual Studio 2008
Visual Studio Team System Visual Studio Team System 2008
Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Architects Visual Studio Team System 2008 Architecture Edition
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition
Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server
Visual Studio 2005 Team Test Load Agent Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Load Agent

 

However, the names for the rest of the Visual Studio product line are unchanged except for the version change.

 

Visual Studio 2005 Visual Studio 2008
Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Visual C# 2008 Express Edition
Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition
Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition
Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition

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